History Quotes / StronglyWordedLetter

->''"You might want to brace yourself, but [[{{Twitter}} adding "#bpspill"]] ''doesn't do a goddamn thing and never will''. It turns out that unless you're [[NukeEm manning an ICBM silo]] or are [[Franchise/XMen Professor X]], changing the world probably requires you to at least stand up. Maybe more! Similarly ineffective is drawing Disney/TheLittleMermaid covered in oil, though it [[RuleThirtyFour makes a welcome change from the other sticky substances the Internet usually covers her in]]."''\\\

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->''"You might want to brace yourself, but [[{{Twitter}} [[Website/{{Twitter}} adding "#bpspill"]] ''doesn't do a goddamn thing and never will''. It turns out that unless you're [[NukeEm manning an ICBM silo]] or are [[Franchise/XMen Professor X]], changing the world probably requires you to at least stand up. Maybe more! Similarly ineffective is drawing Disney/TheLittleMermaid covered in oil, though it [[RuleThirtyFour makes a welcome change from the other sticky substances the Internet usually covers her in]]."''\\\

->''"You might want to brace yourself, but [[{{Twitter}} adding "#bpspill"]] ''doesn't do a goddamn thing and never will''. It turns out that unless you're [[NukeEm manning an ICBM silo]] or are [[Franchise/{{X-Men}} Professor X]], changing the world probably requires you to at least stand up. Maybe more! Similarly ineffective is drawing Disney/TheLittleMermaid covered in oil, though it [[RuleThirtyFour makes a welcome change from the other sticky substances the Internet usually covers her in]]."''\\\

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->''"You might want to brace yourself, but [[{{Twitter}} adding "#bpspill"]] ''doesn't do a goddamn thing and never will''. It turns out that unless you're [[NukeEm manning an ICBM silo]] or are [[Franchise/{{X-Men}} [[Franchise/XMen Professor X]], changing the world probably requires you to at least stand up. Maybe more! Similarly ineffective is drawing Disney/TheLittleMermaid covered in oil, though it [[RuleThirtyFour makes a welcome change from the other sticky substances the Internet usually covers her in]]."''\\\

-->It's just... Look, I just have a hard time believing you when you say your house is on fire but you’re not doing anything about it.-->What do you mean "not ''doing'' anything"? I'm circulating petitions, registering voters. I've got a "Fire Kills" bumper sticker on my car. I just sent a check to the campaign of the new candidate for mayor...

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-->It's ->It's just... Look, I just have a hard time believing you when you say your house is on fire but you’re not doing anything about it.-->What ->What do you mean "not ''doing'' anything"? I'm circulating petitions, registering voters. I've got a "Fire Kills" bumper sticker on my car. I just sent a check to the campaign of the new candidate for mayor...

"It turns out that BP have actual money fountains (other than the one they just used to make the Gulf of Mexico [[UnusualEuphemism go second in chess]]), so we need a stronger approach than saying, "Gosh, that's awful," while being ecologically buggered with thousands of gallons of oil-lube. "Awareness" just means you're conscious while the buggering takes place. We need awareness and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge murderous revenge.]]"''

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"It "''It turns out that BP have actual money fountains (other than the one they just used to make the Gulf of Mexico [[UnusualEuphemism go second in chess]]), so we need a stronger approach than saying, "Gosh, that's awful," while being ecologically buggered with thousands of gallons of oil-lube. "Awareness" just means you're conscious while the buggering takes place. We need awareness and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge murderous revenge.]]"''

->--It’s just... Look, I just have a hard time believing you when you say your house is on fire but you’re not doing anything about it.->--What do you mean “not ''doing'' anything”? I’m circulating petitions, registering voters. I’ve got a “Fire Kills” bumper sticker on my car. I just sent a check to the campaign of the new candidate for mayor...

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->--It’s -->It's just... Look, I just have a hard time believing you when you say your house is on fire but you’re not doing anything about it.->--What -->What do you mean “not "not ''doing'' anything”? I’m anything"? I'm circulating petitions, registering voters. I’ve I've got a “Fire Kills” "Fire Kills" bumper sticker on my car. I just sent a check to the campaign of the new candidate for mayor...

->''"You might want to brace yourself, but [[{{Twitter}} adding "#bpspill"]] ''doesn't do a goddamn thing and never will''. It turns out that unless you're [[NukeEm manning an ICBM silo]] or are [[Franchise/{{X-Men}} Professor X]], changing the world probably requires you to at least stand up. Maybe more! Similarly ineffective is drawing the Disney/LittleMermaid covered in oil, though it [[RuleThirtyFour makes a welcome change from the other sticky substances the Internet usually covers her in]]."''\\\

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->''"You might want to brace yourself, but [[{{Twitter}} adding "#bpspill"]] ''doesn't do a goddamn thing and never will''. It turns out that unless you're [[NukeEm manning an ICBM silo]] or are [[Franchise/{{X-Men}} Professor X]], changing the world probably requires you to at least stand up. Maybe more! Similarly ineffective is drawing the Disney/LittleMermaid Disney/TheLittleMermaid covered in oil, though it [[RuleThirtyFour makes a welcome change from the other sticky substances the Internet usually covers her in]]."''\\\

-> "''Find me a quill, quickly! I believe I will write these men a sternly worded missive, packed with subtle barbs and tawdry insinuations. If that does not get their attention, I don't know what will."''-->-- '''Theodorus''', ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations''

-''>And all those angry letter writers\\Like Disgusted from the Isle-of-Wight\\And Mad from Hull and Outraged from Leeds\\And Slightly Annoyed from Berwrick-on-Tweed\\Will instantly change their tune.''-->--'''TimMinchin''', "Five Poofs and Two Pianos"

-> On top of the oil, the spill unleashed a second wave of awful pollution: awareness. You might want to brace yourself, but [[{{Twitter}} adding "#bpspill"]] ''doesn't do a goddamn thing and never will''. It turns out that unless you're [[NukeEm manning an ICBM silo]] or are [[Franchise/{{X-Men}} Professor X]], changing the world probably requires you to at least stand up. Maybe more! Similarly ineffective is drawing the Disney/LittleMermaid covered in oil, though it [[RuleThirtyFour makes a welcome change from the other sticky substances the Internet usually covers her in]].-> It turns out that BP have actual money fountains (other than the one they just used to make the Gulf of Mexico [[UnusualEuphemism go second in chess]]), so we need a stronger approach than saying, "Gosh, that's awful," while being ecologically buggered with thousands of gallons of oil-lube. "Awareness" just means you're conscious while the buggering takes place. We need awareness and murderous revenge.

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-> On top of ->''"My email to [[Music/DollyParton Miss Parton]] garnered no reply. I do not know why. I thought it was very courteous. Here it is in its entirety:\\\“Hi Dolly-\\\My name is RD Reynolds, and I run a website called {{Website/WrestleCrap}}.com. I usually love your work (I openly sob to Hard Candy Christmas at least 50 times every December), but I have to ask…what the oil, heck were you thinking naming Wrestling/HulkHogan ‘Starlight Starbright’? That’s the spill unleashed a second wave stupidest name in the history of awful pollution: awareness. You man. I mean, seriously, you really must have had your head up your anus to come up with that one. I’m so livid about this, that I think I’ll burn down Dollywood in an attempt to adequately express my anger.\\\Your friend,\\\RD Reynolds\\\PS – I love your jugs.”"''-->-- [[http://www.wrestlecrap.com/inductions/classic-induction-headlock-on-my-heart-in-this-ring-i-thee-wed/ "Headlock On My Heart"]]

->''"You might want to brace yourself, but [[{{Twitter}} adding "#bpspill"]] ''doesn't do a goddamn thing and never will''. It turns out that unless you're [[NukeEm manning an ICBM silo]] or are [[Franchise/{{X-Men}} Professor X]], changing the world probably requires you to at least stand up. Maybe more! Similarly ineffective is drawing the Disney/LittleMermaid covered in oil, though it [[RuleThirtyFour makes a welcome change from the other sticky substances the Internet usually covers her in]].-> It in]]."''\\\"It turns out that BP have actual money fountains (other than the one they just used to make the Gulf of Mexico [[UnusualEuphemism go second in chess]]), so we need a stronger approach than saying, "Gosh, that's awful," while being ecologically buggered with thousands of gallons of oil-lube. "Awareness" just means you're conscious while the buggering takes place. We need awareness and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge murderous revenge.]]"''

->And all those angry letter writers\\Like Disgusted from the Isle-of-Wight\\And Mad from Hull and Outraged from Leeds\\And Slightly Annoyed from Berwrick-on-Tweed\\Will instantly change their tune.-->--'''TimMinchin''', "Five Poofs and Two Pianos"

->Jew-and-a-Half had done what he could. He had written a letter.-->'''Creator/IsaacBabel, "How it was done in Odessa"'''

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